GAMA INTERNATIONALTO PROVIDE KAPLAN FINANCIAL’S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO GAMA MEMBERS

FALLS CHURCH and CHICAGO, March 22, 2006 – GAMA International, a worldwide association serving more than 5,500 field leaders in the insurance and financial services industries, is now offering its members professional development programs for securities and insurance education and advanced designations.  Kaplan Financial, a leading source for education and compliance solutions for insurance and financial services institutions and individuals, is providing the program to GAMA members at special member rates.

“GAMA International and Kaplan Financial make for a perfect partnership,” said Jeff Hughes, GAMA International CEO.  “Both organizations are committed to the importance of ongoing professional development for insurance and financial services field leaders to build successful long-term client relationships, and also to build their own practices and careers.  Kaplan’s education programs will help our members and their agents and advisors to continually develop the knowledge and skills required to effectively compete in the marketplace.”

GAMA members will have convenient access to Kaplan Financial’s full line of education and exam preparation for securities licensing, insurance prelicensing and continuing education and CFP Board-Registered Programs¹.  In addition, insurance designation exam prep will be offered through Kaplan on GAMA’s website.

“We are very excited about partnering with GAMA because it allows Kaplan Financial to provide quality educational programs to members of one of the leading organizations in the insurance and financial services industries,” said Andrea Mainelli, President and CEO of Kaplan Financial. “We look forward to working with GAMA to serve the professional development needs of its members.”  

For further information, visit www.kaplanfinancial.com/gama or call (800) 258-2432. 

About GAMA International

GAMA International is the only not-for-profit association that serves the leadership development needs for field leaders across the insurance and financial services industry.  Its well regarded best practices, practitioner-based professional development content and facilitated learning and networking experiences are cornerstones of its member benefit offerings.   Its internationally sought awards and recognition programs spotlight the very best and most productive field leaders in the industry. The association also provides superior personal and professional development experiences through many member volunteering opportunities.  GAMA partners with over 40 of the top US insurance and financial services companies who comprise its Partner in Management Growth sponsors.  In so doing, GAMA provides complementary professional development content and leadership development programming to complement those companies’ existing field leadership development initiatives.  For further information, please visit www.gamaweb.com or call 1-800-345-2687.

About Kaplan Financial

Kaplan Financial is a leading source of education and compliance solutions for insurance and financial services institutions and individuals, bringing together the leading industry brands, including Dearborn Financial Services, BISYS Education Services, eMind, Insurance Achievement and Schweser.  Solutions include licensing exam prep, continuing education, firm element, wealth management, financial planning, insurance designation and compliance management.  Kaplan Financial is a division of Kaplan, Inc., a worldwide education services provider and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company.  For further information, please visit www.kaplanfinancial.com or call 312/836-4400.

¹Kaplan Financial and Kaplan University are review course providers for the CFP^® Certification Examination administered by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. CFP Board does not endorse any review course or receive financial remuneration from review course providers.

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